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Identifying headache patients who are at risk of aneurysms can be difficult as they often seem otherwise well. In view of this, researchers at The Ottawa Hospital (Ontario) have developed a new tool designed to help emergency departments identify high-risk patients and improve survival rates. The tool is called The Ottawa Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Rule...
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Researchers in Spain have developed a new tool to better assess risk of mortality from heart failure. The simple tool makes use of readily available data to accurately estimate the 30-day mortality risk for patients admitted to the emergency department with acute heart failure, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Emergency...
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A system of rapid review of critically ill patients in the emergency department (ED) is associated with reduced ED length of stay and improved intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes, suggests a new study to appear in Journal of Critical Care.You might also like: Fluid Responsiveness in Emergency CareIn 2012, a National Emergency Access Target (NEAT) system...
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Sepsis most often presents to the emergency department (ED), and delayed detection is harmful. The white blood count (WBC) is often used to detect sepsis in the ED. New research shows that volume increases of circulating immune cells, or monocytes, adds value to the WBC for early sepsis detection in the ED. "This study shows that the monocyte distribution...
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According to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, it is safe for physicians to use the HEART (History, ECG, Age, Risk factors, and initial Troponin) score to make important decisions regarding admission, observation or discharge in patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain. However, the study highlights that...
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The need for further imaging studies may be avoided when initial emergency department (ED) ultrasound examinations are interpreted by a radiologist than a nonradiologist, according to a new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute. The findings are published in Journal of the American College of Radiology.See Also: Radiologists and Pathologists...
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INTRODUCTION
In Germany, emergency departments (EDs) often suffer from
overcrowding, which may lead to stressful working conditions, increased risks
for patients and costs for additional staff, as well as for investments in equipment.
Furthermore, overcrowding has the potential to extend patient waiting times, in
some cases rising up to 6 hours and...
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Use of point-of-care test devices
in the emergency department has ‏shown significant benefits in patient
management. A proper governance ‏policy will ensure credible, effective and
safe practice.
Emergency Department (ED)
practices have ‏evolved, modified and developed pathways ‏over the years to
recognise and initiate ‏appropriate early treatment...
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